Secrets

Dear Janice Forccelli , 

Hello ! How are you ? I'm fine , but my day has been a little wacky. You see , I slept in a little late (like 5 hours late. Oops.) and when I woke up no one was home ! Which was quite odd considering either my mom or brother are always home. Anyway, I got very lonesome and had nothing to do so I started to brush my hair. I literally brushed my hair for like 2 hours. After my hair was all brushed and soft , I went for a nice long walk outside. I got home around 8pm and my family was finally home. It turns out they were searching for me all over the city ! They did not even think to look in my bed because they thought I was at school ! How silly. I explained to them that I overslept and was just in my bed all day long. They realized how silly they were and apologized to me for overreacting. Everything seemed fine and dandy except there was something going on inside of me. I had a secret. I so desperately wanted to tell my family , but I fear that they would judge me too harshly. So I wish to tell you , Janice. I sincerely hope that is alright because here it is; my secret is ........... I'm in love with my hair brush !! Oh please do not think of me badly , I have done no crime. I am just simply in love , that is all. You , Janice are the first human I have told this to so I wish to hear back from you right away to receive your opinion. Write back soon ! 

-Affectionately yours , 

Ivy Esser-Whidden. 

Crazy Ball Attacks

Watch as how an inanimate happy yellow ball comes to life and attacks the innocent people


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80Qr2ERP-Sg

Rejection Interveiw

http://youtu.be/GSlVzq78jKM

Rejection : part one

http://youtu.be/oD8HQyEwD-0

Week 3

In the beginning of Frankenstein , Mary Shelley begins her novel by writing four letters. These letters were written by Robert Walton to his sister, Margaret Saville. These letters explained his journey , which led to him meeting Victor Frankenstein , whom the novel is written about. If I were writing a ghost story , I do not believe I would start it using letters. I would begin my ghost story by using the usual beginning , "One dark and stormy night." Mainly because most scary or horror type scenarios  begin something dark and or stormy. Except since this is used so much so much , my story will probs be lame. So I do not believe I will ever even write a ghost story so I will therefore not write a beginning to a ghost story. 

Gothic Stuff

I believe the supernatural is is the best element in a gothic novel. For example , Frankenstein's monster had supernatural strength and powers. (Super speed and strength) That small detail just made the story so much more interesting I believe. Not only in Frankenstein is that a cool and powerful element , but it is a good tool in any story. Like in vampire stories (ex : Twilight) and in scary stories. I know some people may not agree with me , but I just love reading about things that wouldn't normally happen in every day life. 

It Did Not Turn Out Very Well ...

A time I had a responsibility that I could not handle was when I was in charge of protecting the FBI's most dangerous criminals. A few years back I was working at a secret FBI facility that harbors the most gruesome and terrifying convicts. For some reason all of my co-workers decided to use their vacation days at the same time - leaving me as the only guard for a full week. This was a very bad idea because I was only like 12 and I was super wimpy and there would be no way I could control all 543 criminals single-handily. Once word got around that only one guard would be on duty , the men set up an escape plan. The plan was to kill me. So that's what they did , they escaped , killed me , and now they are rampaging the city. One could say I failed at my responsibility. 

Broken promises. Broken dreams.

One time , 5 minuets ago , Pedro promised to buy me a pet unicorn. After I heard this wondrous news , I promised Ryan the first ride ! So the excitement has set in. I was going to get a new friend and Ryan was going to get the ride of his life time. Then , out of nowhere , an awful turn of events happened, Pedro says , " I can not get you a unicorn. They do not exist." He had broken his promise ! I was blown away. One of my closest acquaintances did not deliver his promise. This left @ryan_the_lion and myself broken hearted. #horribleplottwist I can now never trust Pedro again and I will never have a pet unicorn. 

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

A prophecy foretold of a young man venturing out to the unknown to save the world. This young man was no one other then Flynn Rider. Flynn was the most dashing, most handsome, most intelligent man this universe has ever known. His mission - open a jar of pickles. This was no ordinary jar though,  It was Barrack Obama's jar. The jar of pickles was stuck, glued together by his arch nemesis - Glue Guy ! This special jar was also guarded by the Golden Vulture of everything green. Flynn know this shall be his greatest feat ever. 'But how' he wondered, 'how would he get to the White House ?' He would have to travel many miles and go through many disasters before he would reach his old pal Barrack. Driving wasn't an option , because he had lost his license last year from speeding. Flying was also out of the question considering he is afraid of planes. There was only one other way - one very desperate way. Flynn Rider would have to walk to the White House. Before he started his journey , he grabbed his magic wand - just in case he came in contact with The Golden Valture. Flynn had been walking about 9.7 minuets and he still had not been attacked. 'How odd' He whispered to himself. Then again 23 minuets into the hike - he was still safe ! Thinking he would make the full half hour journey safely , Flynn let his guard down. This , was a terrible mistake. Out of nowhere a crack in the side walk peeked over the concrete and made Flynn fall to the ground , breaking his wand - and the outer skin on his left knee ! Flynn would gave to open the jar without any magic now ! Could he even do it ? Yes ! He decided he would just have to get back up and walk the last few yards. It was definitely a struggle , but he somehow made it with just a scratch on his knee. He saw the white gates and ran inside. From very far away , he could hear the faint yelps of the president. Following the calls for help , Flynn found Barrack in the Oval Office - and there , on the table, was the jar ! 'Shhh' he said to Mr. Obama , 'It will soon be all over.' Flynn boldly walked over to where the jar sat , he picked it up ...... And using all his might , took off the lid. A wave of relief came over both the men. Barrack Obama stood up from the corner he was hiding in and went to give Flynn the biggest hug in te history of the universe ! From that day forward , Flynn was the royal pickle jar opener and both he , and Obama , lived happily ever after. Thank goodness he overcame that dangerous fall ! 

Trust In Me, I'm Batman.

One time I had to have someone trust me was when my best friend did not believe The Dark Knight movies were the best movies ever. It all happened about a year ago, my best friend Olivia and I were sitting in my room and we were talking about just random stuff. Out of no where I asked her if she wanted to watch The Dark Knight. She responded with "not really." I knew right at that moment that I had to help this poor soul. I have never met anyone in my 15 years of life that did not want to watch that movie. After she had said those two awful words, I smacked her in the head with a pillow and push her off the bed. Then she jumped back up and pulled me off the bed as well, we tussled for a while and when we were done, I then asked her if she had ever even seen the batman movies. She said no. I told her that they were the best movies ever and that she just had to consume the movies with her own eyes right now. Even though I knew she did not really like actions movies , I knew she would love this one. So I forced her to watch the entire trilogy. After we watched them and ate an entire gallon of ice cream, I asked her how she liked them. Obviously, she said they were awesome and asked if we could watch them again the next day. So that pretty much wraps up the time I had to convince someone to trust me.  

This Is What I like To Call My "Better Late Then Never" Blog Post

I personally have struggled with many aspects of tenth grade. Sophomore year is nothing like I had expected it to be, it is much more difficult than I had previously thought. For instance, I have not studied as much as I should have; I have also missed a few assignments. Both of these mistakes have caused my grades to falter drastically. This is the first year I have truly been challenged academically, and this shows in my grades because I received my first ever ‘C’ in a class. I have had a few minor setbacks, but these difficult times can only push me forward in achieving excellence. Even through all of the struggles I have faced, I have also made many accomplishments.

OGT's

The OGT test I am most worried about would have to be the Social Studies one. Social Studies is just so boring and -even though I should- I do not really pay that much attention in class. But, if I want to pass the test I will just have to buckle down and listen up. I will study more for it and listen in class. I do not believe I will fail any of the tests, but I would like to bring all A's home. I can only do that if I study really hard and long for all the tests - not just Social Studies. All of my teachers are preparing us for the tests , so I think everyone in the 10th grade will pass all of the tests this year. I do not really know what else I can do besides study at home and listen in class, because the teachers have prepared me really well.